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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

English's Idiom and Phrase

Today, i have studied about idiom that was often used in TOEFL's test. As we know, An idiom is a group of two or more words that has a special meaning different from the meanings of its component parts. Here is some new idioms and phrases i,ve got.. It is arranged alphabetically

after all : pada akhirnya

about to : hampir/segera (ex : the show is about to begin)

all in a day's work : tidak ada hal yang istimewa

all along : dari semula (ex : i had known all along that she was a widow)

at all : sama sekali

as well : juga

be in charge of : bertanggung jawab atas

be in the same boat : dalam situasi yang sama

brush up on : mengulang (ex : i'ill have to brush up on

butterflies in my stomach : Gelisah, gugup (ex : Liam had butterflies in his stomach before he went on stage to play the violin.)

burning the candle at both ends : melakukan terlalu banyak pekerjaan

call off/put off : menunda

come up with : menemukan ide atau rencana

draw the line : tiba-tiba berhenti (ex : Now I draw the line at speaking in front of 34,000 people)

down for the count : menyerah, lelah (ex : No, you can’t take my dog for a walk – she’s down for the count after chasing cats all day)

from now on : untuk saat ini dan seterusnya

get over with : menuntaskan, menyelesaikan

get rid of : menyelesaikan

get in touch with : berkomunikasi

keep an eye on : mengawasi

lay off : memecat

no wonder : tidak mengherankan

on the verge of (a.k.a "close to") : hampir (ex : Sara was on the verge of tears when she heard the news)

plain as day : sudah jelas (ex : It’s plain as day that you’re in love with her, so just admit it)

putting his foot in his mouth : mengucapkan hal-hal yg buruk/memalukan (ex: he always putting his foot in his mouth)